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Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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First proper ride on my road bike after installing new bearings and pawls in the back wheel, it was a smooooth ride and no screeching from the hub.
Also while servicing the hub I decided to change the 12-27 cassette to a 11-25 as I never seemed to use the 27 cog.
Also while servicing the hub I decided to change the 12-27 cassette to a 11-25 as I never seemed to use the 27 cog.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Pumped up the tyres on the fixie so it was quite a fast ride in and again this school holiday traffic is a bliss 
Not just lack of school traffic here, seems lots of people have taken the first two weeks off as wellPumped up the tyres on the fixie so it was quite a fast ride in and again this school holiday traffic is a bliss
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Dry. Wet 3 times yesterday on the bike, nice and dry with a little 'nip' in the air this morning.
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Set out at 6.30 this morning and my first thoughts were 'autumn's approaching, wish I'd got out my gloves'. But that thought only lasted a minute, it turned out to be a great half-sunny morning with a light breeze, and I treated myself to an extra 12 miles on the way to work, and did a long fast hack along a stretch of A-road that doesn't have much traffic at that time in the morning. All within a few miles of Cov, if anyone is interested.
Frood42
I know where my towel is
- Location
- Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
Wow, what a downpour last night on the way home, roads had become rivers, and it had turned very dark, and I got very, very wet!
It started raining outside the office around leaving time, so I hung around for a little while and the rain passed, so I set off after that, hoping that I would miss it, what a mistake. I cycled up to Epping as usual and that was where I got really, really drenched, but I also really enjoyed the drenching, and all the cars were well behaved.
It started raining outside the office around leaving time, so I hung around for a little while and the rain passed, so I set off after that, hoping that I would miss it, what a mistake. I cycled up to Epping as usual and that was where I got really, really drenched, but I also really enjoyed the drenching, and all the cars were well behaved.
nilling
Über Member
- Location
- Preston, UK
Shared a pinch-point with a skip lorry 
Frood42
I know where my towel is
- Location
- Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
Ride in this morning was much more pleasent, with the sun making an apperance, but despite the sun being out it was a bit chilly.
Met Office are predicting a nice week so far...
Met Office are predicting a nice week so far...
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Wow, that's a long way from the Horsehead Nebula. That's some commute.
nilling
Über Member
- Location
- Preston, UK
No, my bad
OK, a lesson learned.
Pinch points can be very difficult to negotiate sometimes. Need lot's of shoulder checks before moving into primary. Don't let any vehicle bully you. If you feel you would rather not hold up traffic through the pinch point then hang back or stop until the traffic has cleared.
But hey.. you probably know all this already.
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
Ooh bit of a nip in the air, I need to locate my full finger gloves and have them on standby. I find it takes me a good 15 mins to get warmed up these days, some mornings I'm absolutely freezing and shivering to begin with even though it's 15deg+. Bloke at work says is because I'm getting fitter so my body doesn't have to work as hard, seems legit I suppose? I should add I get out of bed, dressed and out on the bike in 15 mins so maybe I need more time for my body to wake up and come out of sleepy mode?
